Seriously playing around
The video game industry, valued at $120 billion by 2019, has most, if not all, of its value in intellectual property. Continue reading Seriously playing around
Tag: copyright
Fanfic: Original?
One of the most successful trilogies in recent times began in a fanfiction blog, where the author, inspired by another series of books, narrated over-the-top love fantasies frequently reaching a censored tone. This is how in fiction, a vampire became … Continue reading Fanfic: Original?
Exclusive characters
Art, in its various forms, gives us countless characters adored, loved, hated, and forgotten. Some manage to go beyond the universe in which they were initially created and achieve protection under intellectual property. A character can become exclusive thanks to … Continue reading Exclusive characters
Music synchronization
Music transmits emotions, exalts any experience, and enriches any content. Thanks to these attributes, we are tempted to include music in our content when we create videos, applications, video games, advertisements, publications, and so on. Before making use of any … Continue reading Music synchronization
Cultural appropriation
The story usually begins when someone publishes a content of cultural origin that triggers a reaction from the public, a community, or a group. This happens across multiple areas such as fashion, music, film, and art. Cultural appropriation happens when … Continue reading Cultural appropriation
Intellectual Property in social media
Social media, as a great content dissemination platform, can be friends or foes of your Intellectual Property. Of course, it all depends on how you handle them. Each social media has its own procedure, here are a few of them: … Continue reading Intellectual Property in social media
Where do I register my Intellectual Property?
The simple answer: you register your Intellectual Property wherever you will use it. First, you identify what type of registration corresponds to your intangible property. Second, identify whether your market or audience will be local, national, regional, or global. 1. … Continue reading Where do I register my Intellectual Property?
The obvious trademark
Building on my previous post on “Choose Your Trademark,” let us explore more about the descriptive or generic trademark. On the one hand, the descriptive trademark is the one that describes in part or in whole the product or service … Continue reading The obvious trademark
Intellectual Property: Virtue or Vice?
Intellectual Property often leads people to two polarized conclusions: (1) incentive to create; (2) privatization of knowledge. Those in the first group perceive Intellectual Property as a tool for development that allows them to make progress in technology, science, and … Continue reading Intellectual Property: Virtue or Vice?
Everything has a limit, even Copyright – Dominican Republic
The author or holder of a copyright-protected work cannot prevent the following actions: Be cited in moderation, indicating the author’s name, title of his/her work, and … Continue reading Everything has a limit, even Copyright – Dominican Republic
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